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1. Odori Park » Archive » Japanese of the Week: Giri :: A webcomic comedy of culture shock in love, life, and family, by Chris Watkins ::
   February 15th, 2010 at 12:05 am

   [...] Day is a big giri event in Japan. As suggested in Monday’s comic, giri (as in “giri chocolate”) means roughly “obligation.” At its most [...]

2. George
   February 15th, 2010 at 5:19 am

   There’s always a catch when it comes to love no matter what country you’re living in.

3. Steal This Webcomic
   February 15th, 2010 at 8:49 am

   Seems like this is how it works in the States, too, it’s just not as formal!

4. SpilledInkGuy
   February 15th, 2010 at 11:52 am

   I guess my valentines day *gulp* might be translated as *gulp* *gulp* *gulp* ?!

5. DadaHyena
   February 15th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

   Oh my! Looks like Sprout’s going to be spending a few nights at the neighbor’s house…

6. dgriff13
   February 15th, 2010 at 2:37 pm

   Well, when the exchange is all on the same day… you have the “OMG, what if he/she gets me something 10x better than what I have him/her?” dilemma. With 2 separate holidays, you get time to plan accordingly.

7. Luemas
   February 16th, 2010 at 10:08 pm

   The thought doesn’t always count ay?
   Well… Even awesome countries like Japan have their drawbacks…

8. Chris
   February 17th, 2010 at 3:13 pm

   George: How true, how true.
   Steal This: Unwanted obligations: The gift that keeps on giving.
   Spilled Ink: Well gulped.
   DadaHyena: Ha! I hadn’t even thought of it that way
   dgriff13: I guess Japanese society is famous for its efficiencies…
   Luemas: The thought definitely counts. I’m sure a lot of women there give very careful thought to what they buy

9. Odori Park » Archive » Guest Creecy 1 :: A webcomic comedy of culture shock in love, life, and family, by Chris Watkins ::
   March 15th, 2010 at 12:00 am

   [...] received them, but Remy astutely noted that the guest run starts close to the Japanese holiday of White Day, and created accordingly. I couldn’t let the opportunity pass to post these right away. And [...]

10. xoer
    October 5th, 2011 at 7:22 am

    i love how in japan Valentines day and white day Actually were started by the candy companies (valentines by a chocolate company white day by a marshmallow company hence the name) Unlike in the west were we only THINK that’s the case

11. Chris
    October 5th, 2011 at 9:01 am

    Get outta town! Valentine’s Day was TOTALLY invented by Cupid, after long consultation with Santa Claus.

12. alecho
    October 19th, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    White Day was started too boost up the chocolate sales. Guess what? I know the guy (well, his grandson) who started it all!

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